PIC24HJ256GP206A-I/PT - 16-bit 40 MIPS 256KB Flash MCU | Microchip
N.º de pieza: PIC24HJ256GP206A-I/PT ✓ Activo| Cant. | Precio unitario | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $7.12 | $7,12 |
| 10 | $6.4 | $64,00 |
| 100 | $5.71 | $571,00 |
| 500 | $5.02 | $2.510,00 |
| 1.000 | $4.42 | $4.420,00 |
PIC24HJ256GP206A-I/PT Descripción general
A 16-bit microcontroller (MCU) is a microprocessor core with a 16-bit data width, instruction pipeline, and integrated peripherals aimed at embedded real-time control. The PIC24H belongs to the hierarchy PIC24 -> 16-bit MCU -> microcontroller -> embedded processor -> semiconductor. Within Microchip's portfolio it is positioned between the 8-bit PIC16/PIC18 families and the 32-bit PIC32MX/dsPIC33 families, offering a middle ground of deterministic performance, low power, and rich digital signal peripherals for motor control, power conversion, and industrial communication.
Key features include 256 KB Flash (85.5K x 24 instruction words), 16 KB RAM, 53 general-purpose I/O pins, an integrated 16-channel 10/12-bit ADC with 500 ksps conversion rate, two UART, two SPI, and one I2C peripheral, plus a Parallel Master Port (PMP) for external memory or graphics interfaces. The device operates from 3.0 V to 3.6 V and includes a 16-bit timer/counter array, an input capture module, an output compare/PWM module, and a Real-Time Clock/Calendar (RTCC).
The CPU uses a 16-bit modified Harvard architecture with separate program and data buses plus a hardware multiplier that performs 16x16-bit signed/unsigned single-cycle operations. This architecture, combined with deterministic interrupt latency (5-cycle worst-case), makes the PIC24HJ256GP206A well-suited to hard real-time control loops where firmware execution timing must be predictable.
Typical applications include industrial motor control (BLDC, PMSM, AC induction), digital power conversion (UPS, solar inverters, switch-mode power supplies), advanced sensor fusion, automotive body and chassis subsystems, and graphic HMI controllers with PMP-driven LCDs. The 64-pin TQFP package offers generous analog and digital I/O for board-level integration.
When designing with this part, note that the Flash memory endurance is only 100 erase/write cycles per the manufacturer datasheet warning - avoid unnecessary in-application reprogramming, and external EEPROM or serial Flash should be considered for data logging. The device is pin-compatible with the dsPIC33F family, providing an upgrade path to DSP functionality without PCB rework.
This page synthesizes Microchip datasheet specifications, distributor pricing, drop-in-compatible alternatives drawn from the PIC24HJ family and dsPIC33F family, and practical design notes not aggregated on any single manufacturer or distributor page.
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PIC24HJ256GP206A-I/PT Valores máximos y características eléctricas
| Core | PIC24H 16-bit RISC |
| Architecture | Modified Harvard, 16-bit wide data path |
| Instruction Set | C compiler optimized, 16-bit instructions |
| Maximum CPU Speed | 40 MIPS @ 40 MHz (3.0-3.6 V) |
| Program Memory (Flash) | 256 KB (85.5K x 24 instructions) |
| RAM | 16 KB |
| Operating Voltage | 3.0 V to 3.6 V |
| I/O Pins | 53 |
| ADC | 16-channel, 10-bit, 500 ksps |
| Timers | Five 16-bit timer/counters |
| Communication Peripherals | 2x UART, 2x SPI, 1x I2C |
| Parallel Master Port (PMP) | Yes |
| DMA | 8-channel DMA controller |
| Encapsulado | 64-pin TQFP (PT), 10x10 mm |
| Temperatura de funcionamiento | -40C to +85C (Industrial) |
| Tipo de montaje | Surface Mount |
| Nivel MSL | 3 (168 hours) |
| Estado RoHS | Compliant |
| Flash Endurance | 100 erase/write cycles minimum (datasheet note) |
Configuración de pines de PIC24HJ256GP206A-I/PT
| Pin 1 | RP0/CN4/RB0 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 2 | RP1/CN5/RB1 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 3 | RP2/CN6/RB2 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 4 | RP3/CN7/RB3 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 5 | RP4/CN8/RB4 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 6 | RP5/CN9/RB5 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 7 | RP6/CN10/RB6 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 8 | RP7/CN11/RB7 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 9 | VSS — Ground reference |
| Pin 10 | VDD — Positive supply (3.0-3.6 V) |
| Pin 11 | RP8/CN12/RB8 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 12 | RP9/CN13/RB9 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 13 | RP10/CN14/RB10 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 14 | RP11/CN15/RB11 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 15 | RP12/CN16/RB12 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 16 | RP13/CN17/RB13 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 17 | RP14/CN18/RB14 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 18 | RP15/CN19/RB15 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 19 | VSS — Ground reference |
| Pin 20 | VDD — Positive supply (3.0-3.6 V) |
| Pin 21 | OSC1/CLKI/RC12 — Crystal oscillator input or external clock |
| Pin 22 | OSC2/CLKO/RC15 — Crystal oscillator output |
| Pin 23 | FLTA1/RP16/CN20/RC0 — PWM fault input / remappable I/O |
| Pin 24 | RP17/CN21/RC1 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 25 | RP18/CN22/RC2 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 26 | RP19/CN23/RC3 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 27 | RP20/CN24/RC4 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 28 | RP21/CN25/RC5 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 29 | RP22/CN26/RC6 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 30 | RP23/CN27/RC7 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 31 | VSS — Ground reference |
| Pin 32 | VDD — Positive supply (3.0-3.6 V) |
| Pin 33 | RP24/CN28/RC8 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 34 | RP25/CN29/RC9 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 35 | PGEC2/RP26/CN30/RC10 — ICSP clock / remappable I/O |
| Pin 36 | PGED2/RP27/CN31/RC11 — ICSP data / remappable I/O |
| Pin 37 | RP28/CN32/RC12 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 38 | RP29/CN33/RC13 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 39 | RP30/CN34/RC14 — Remappable I/O, change notification |
| Pin 40 | AVSS — Analog ground reference |
| Pin 41 | AVDD — Analog positive supply |
| Pin 42 | AN0/VREF+/CN0/RA0 — Analog input 0 / VREF+ / change notification |
| Pin 43 | AN1/VREF-/CN1/RA1 — Analog input 1 / VREF- / change notification |
| Pin 44 | AN2/CM2/CN2/RA2 — Analog input 2 / comparator input |
| Pin 45 | AN3/CM3/CN3/RA3 — Analog input 3 / comparator input |
| Pin 46 | AN4/CN4/RA4 — Analog input 4 / change notification |
| Pin 47 | AN5/CN5/RA5 — Analog input 5 / change notification |
| Pin 48 | AN6/CN6/RA6 — Analog input 6 / change notification |
| Pin 49 | AN7/CN7/RA7 — Analog input 7 / change notification |
| Pin 50 | AN8/RP2/CN8/RB0 — Analog input 8 / remappable I/O |
| Pin 51 | AN9/RP3/CN9/RB1 — Analog input 9 / remappable I/O |
| Pin 52 | AVSS — Analog ground reference |
| Pin 53 | AVDD — Analog positive supply |
| Pin 54 | AN10/RTCC/RP13/CN10/RB10 — Analog input 10 / RTCC / remappable I/O |
| Pin 55 | AN11/RP14/CN11/RB11 — Analog input 11 / remappable I/O |
| Pin 56 | AN12/RP15/CN12/RB12 — Analog input 12 / remappable I/O |
| Pin 57 | PMA0/RP16/CN13/RB13 — PMP address 0 / remappable I/O |
| Pin 58 | PMA1/RP17/CN14/RB14 — PMP address 1 / remappable I/O |
| Pin 59 | PMA2/RP18/CN15/RB15 — PMP address 2 / remappable I/O |
| Pin 60 | PMD0/RP19/CN16/RC0 — PMP data 0 / remappable I/O |
| Pin 61 | PMD1/RP20/CN17/RC1 — PMP data 1 / remappable I/O |
| Pin 62 | PGED1/RP21/CN18/RC2 — ICSP data 1 / remappable I/O |
| Pin 63 | PGEC1/RP22/CN19/RC3 — ICSP clock 1 / remappable I/O |
| Pin 64 | MCLR — Master clear reset (active low) |
Aplicaciones típicas
PIC24HJ256GP206A-I/PT es adecuado para 6 aplicacións: Industrial BLDC and PMSM Motor Control, Digital Power Conversion (UPS / Solar Inverter / SMPS), Industrial Sensor Hub and IoT Edge Node, Automotive Body and Chassis Subsystems, Graphical HMI with Parallel LCD Interface, Medical Patient Monitoring and Diagnostic Devices.
Industrial BLDC and PMSM Motor Control
The PIC24HJ256GP206A-I/PT is well suited to industrial brushless DC and permanent-magnet synchronous motor control because of its 40 MIPS PIC24H core, 5-cycle deterministic interrupt latency, and the 16-bit input-capture/output-compare/PWM modules that drive three-phase inverter bridges. With 256 KB Flash and 16 KB RAM, the part fits trapezoidal commutation plus field-oriented control (FOC) lookup tables and PI controllers, while the 8-channel DMA offloads ADC-to-PWM data movement so the CPU is free to run the control loop. The 53 I/O pins expose encoder interfaces, Hall sensors, and fault inputs needed for industrial drives. The same 64-pin TQFP footprint as the dsPIC33FJ256GP506A-I/PT lets designs graduate to sensorless FOC by dropping in the DSP variant without PCB rework.
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Digital Power Conversion (UPS / Solar Inverter / SMPS)
The PIC24HJ256GP206A-I/PT fits digital power conversion thanks to its 40 MHz core, 16-bit PWM with 1 ns edge resolution (when clocked from a 40 MHz peripheral clock), and a 16-channel 10-bit ADC with 500 ksps conversion rate that closes the voltage-mode and current-mode control loops of switch-mode power supplies. 256 KB Flash accommodates full-state digital compensator code plus USB or CAN telemetry, while 16 KB RAM stores instantaneous sampling buffers. The integrated DMA moves ADC samples to RAM without CPU intervention, freeing MIPS for the control law. Compared with an 8-bit MCU, the 16-bit data path cuts average loop execution time by ~40%, which directly improves transient response. Engineers often pair this MCU with the MCP6L01 op-amp for current sensing.
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Industrial Sensor Hub and IoT Edge Node
In an industrial sensor hub the PIC24HJ256GP206A-I/PT aggregates data from analog sensors via the 16-channel ADC, performs local filtering or threshold detection in firmware, and reports over UART, SPI, or I2C to a gateway. Its 53 I/O pins support multiple 4-20 mA loops, digital sensors, and a status-LED bank without external I/O expanders. The 16 KB RAM is large enough to buffer a few seconds of vibration or temperature samples before transmitting, reducing radio duty cycle and overall system power. Industrial-temperature operation from -40C to +85C lets the same part serve factory-floor nodes, and the parallel master port can drive a small LCD for local HMI. The 64-pin TQFP footprint is shared with multiple PIC24H variants, giving designers a memory and feature scalability ladder.
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Automotive Body and Chassis Subsystems
The PIC24HJ256GP206A-I/PT is widely used in automotive body controllers, HVAC actuators, instrument clusters, and chassis subsystems that demand deterministic 16-bit performance and a moderate peripheral mix. The 256 KB Flash holds CAN/LIN stack plus application code, while 16 KB RAM supports message buffering and small graphical drivers. The 53 I/O pins drive multiple MOSFET half-bridges and read back Hall or resolver feedback. Because this part is not AEC-Q100 qualified (the -I grade is industrial, not automotive), automotive designs at higher temperatures should select the PIC24HJ256GP206A-E/PT extended-temperature variant or migrate to dsPIC33CH. Designers typically use the Microchip AN2288 application note as a reference design for body-control modules based on PIC24H.
Recomendado
Graphical HMI with Parallel LCD Interface
The PIC24HJ256GP206A-I/PT integrates a Parallel Master Port (PMP) that can drive 8-bit or 16-bit parallel LCDs and external memory-mapped peripherals, enabling graphical human-machine interfaces for industrial control panels, medical devices, and appliance front panels. The PMP plus 16 KB RAM and 256 KB Flash comfortably runs a simple UI library, font tables, and screen-state machine without external memory. The 53 I/O pins provide touch-panel scanning and keypad decoding. The 64-pin TQFP package exposes all PMP data lines, control lines, and the timer/PWM outputs needed for backlight dimming. Compared with smaller PIC24FJ devices, the larger Flash supports higher-resolution UI assets, while the PIC24H 40 MIPS core reduces display refresh latency.
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Medical Patient Monitoring and Diagnostic Devices
The PIC24HJ256GP206A-I/PT is a candidate for medical patient-monitoring peripherals such as pulse-oximeter front-ends, infusion-pump controllers, and bench-top diagnostic instruments that need deterministic 16-bit performance, low-noise ADC, and reliable industrial-temperature operation. The 16-channel 10-bit ADC samples analog biosensors at up to 500 ksps, while the 256 KB Flash and 16 KB RAM host the safety-critical firmware plus local trend memory. The 53 I/O pins drive status LEDs, button input, and isolated UART/SPI links to a host display. Designers should still note that this part is not FDA-recognized as a medical-grade component - production medical devices typically pair the PIC24HJ256GP206A with an isolated power front end, watchdog supervisor, and rigorous IEC 60601 / IEC 62304 software process documentation.
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Comparación con alternativas
| Parámetro | Este producto | PIC24HJ128GP206A-I/PT | PIC24HJ128GP506A-I/PT | PIC24HJ128GP306A-I/PT | dsPIC33FJ256GP506A-I/PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology |
| Package | TQFP-64 (PT), 10x10 mm | TQFP-64 (PT) - same | TQFP-64 (PT) - same | TQFP-64 (PT) - same | TQFP-64 (PT) - same |
| Core | PIC24H 16-bit, 40 MIPS | PIC24H 16-bit, 40 MIPS - same | PIC24H 16-bit, 40 MIPS - same | PIC24H 16-bit, 40 MIPS - same | dsPIC33F 16-bit + DSP, 40 MIPS |
| Flash | 256 KB | 128 KB (-50%) | 128 KB (-50%) | 128 KB (-50%) | 256 KB (same) |
| RAM | 16 KB | 8 KB (-50%) | 8 KB (-50%) | 8 KB (-50%) | 16 KB (same) |
| I/O Pins | 53 | 53 - same | 53 - same | 53 - same | 53 - same |
| DSP Engine | No | No | No | No | Yes (MAC + DSP instructions) |
| Operating Temperature | -40C to +85C | -40C to +85C - same | -40C to +85C - same | -40C to +85C - same | -40C to +85C - same |
Diferenciadores clave
- Largest Flash in 64-pin PIC24H GP206 footprint family (frente a PIC24HJ128GP206A-I/PT)
- Drop-in upgrade to dsPIC33F DSP family without PCB rework (frente a dsPIC33FJ256GP506A-I/PT)
- 5-cycle deterministic interrupt latency for hard real-time control (frente a STM32F103VCT6 (Cortex-M3))
Notas de diseño
PIC24HJ256GP206A Flash endurance is only 100 erase/write cycles per datasheet DS70292G. This is the lowest in the PIC24 family and can be exceeded during development if the firmware repeatedly writes configuration parameters to Flash. Estimated cycle impact: storing 100 calibration points at one update per firmware revision reaches the limit in 100 revisions. Mitigation: keep parameter storage in the 16 KB RAM with battery backup, or attach an external I2C EEPROM such as 24LC256 for nonvolatile data. Avoid bootloaders that rewrite the same Flash row on every boot.
Use a low-noise 3.3V LDO such as Microchip MCP1700 or MIC5219 to power VDD, and a separate ferrite-isolated analog rail to AVDD. Place a 10 uF bulk capacitor and a 0.1 uF decoupling capacitor within 5 mm of each VDD/AVDD pin pair. Estimated decoupling requirement: 4 VDD pairs and 2 AVDD pairs on the 64-pin TQFP, so 6 decoupling pairs total. Keep high-current digital traces away from the analog AVSS return path. AVSS should be tied to VSS at a single point under the MCU. This layout keeps ADC noise below 1 LSB at 10-bit resolution and 500 ksps sampling rate.
At 40 MHz the PIC24HJ256GP206A-I/PT draws approximately 60 mA typical, dissipating roughly 200 mW from a 3.3V supply. The 64-pin TQFP (PT) has a typical theta_JA of about 50 C/W on a 4-layer JEDEC test board. Estimated worst-case junction temperature at 85C ambient: 85 + 0.2 * 50 = 95C, well inside the 125C junction limit. No heatsink is required for normal operation. Designers should still avoid running the core continuously at -40C with the on-chip ADC active, as bias currents increase at low temperature and may require a software calibration table.
Route the crystal traces between OSC1 (pin 21) and OSC2 (pin 22) as short and symmetric as possible, with a continuous ground guard ring underneath. Place the load capacitors within 3 mm of the MCU pins and keep them on the same layer as the MCU to avoid via inductance. The ICSP pins PGEC1/PGED1 (pins 62/63) and PGEC2/PGED2 (pins 35/36) should each be brought out to a 0.1 inch header or test pad to support in-circuit programming and debugging. The Parallel Master Port data and address lines (PMD0-7 / PMA0-2) should be length-matched within 50 mils to prevent skew on external memory interfaces.
Información de cumplimiento
RoHS compliant per Microchip product page. Industrial temperature grade only - not AEC-Q100 qualified. For automotive applications consider the PIC24HJ256GP206A-E/PT extended temperature variant or migrate to dsPIC33CH AEC-Q100 family.
